ASRock Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Formula 16GB vs XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT. Specifications, performance, tests

Comparison of basic technical data of graphics cards ASRock Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Formula 16GB and XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT, chip, information processing units.

• Based on
  AMD Radeon RX 6950 XT AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
• GPU Chip
  Navi 21 KXTX Navi 21
• Execution units
  80 80
• Shader
  5120 5120
• Render Output Units
  128 128
• Texture Units
  320 320

Comparison of the amount of memory on board graphics cards. The more the better.

• Memory Size
  16 GB 16 GB
• Memory Type
  GDDR6 GDDR6
• Memory Speed
  18 Gbps 2 GHz
• Memory Bandwith
  576 GB/s 512 GB/s
• Memory Interface
  256 bit 256 bit

Let's compare the memory frequency of graphics cards ASRock Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Formula 16GB and XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT. The higher the better.

• Base Clock
  2.143 GHz+ 11 % 1.825 GHz
• Boost Clock
  2.495 GHz+ 7 % 2.250 GHz
• Avg (Game) Clock
  2.279 GHz+ 8 % 2.015 GHz
• Overclocking
  Yes Yes

Connectors, the number of thermal watts emitted in normal mode and at overclocking.

• TDP
  335 W 300 W
• TDP (up)
  -- 345 W
• Tjunction max
  -- --
• PCIe-Power
  3 x 8-Pin 2 x 8-Pin

Types and sizes of coolers for graphics card cooling system ASRock Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Formula 16GB and XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT.

• Fan-Type
  Axial Axial
• Fan 1
  3 x 100 mm 3 x 80 mm
• Fan 2
  -- --
• Cooler-Type
  Air cooling Air cooling
• Noise (Idle)
  0 dB / Silent 0 dB / Silent
• Noise (Load)
  -- --

Connectivity and connections.

• Max. Displays
  4 4
• HDCP-Version
  2.3 2.3
• HDMI Ports
  1x HDMI v2.1 1x HDMI v2.1
• DP Ports
  3x DP v1.4a 2x DP v1.4a
• DVI Ports
  -- --
• VGA Ports
  -- --
• USB-C Ports
  -- 1

Technical data that is used to its full potential in computer games.

• Max. resolution
  7680x4320 7680x4320
• DirectX
  12_2 12_2
• Raytracing
  Yes Yes
• DLSS / FSR
  No No
• LED
  Addressable LED Non addressable LED

Built-in support for video and image compression standards.

• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• AV1
  Decode Decode

The difference in size, weight and slot of the compared devices

• Length
  332 mm 237 mm
• Height
  137 mm 120 mm
• Width
  61 mm 40 mm
• Width (Slots)
  3 PCIe-Slots 2 PCIe-Slots
• Weight
  1784 g --

Comparison of interfaces and release dates for GPU XFX Radeon RX 6900 XT and ASRock Radeon RX 6950 XT OC Formula 16GB.

• GPU Interface
  PCIe 4.0 x 16 PCIe 4.0 x 16
• Release date
  Q2/2022 Q1/2021
• Release price
  -- 1,099 $
• Structure size
  7 nm 7 nm
• Part-no
  RX6950XT OCF 16G RX-69TMATFD8
• Documents
  data sheet data sheet